Prelay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Prelay is a verb meaning To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.
Meaning
To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.
More Meanings
- The act of prelaying.
- Before a bird lays eggs.
Example Sentences
He'll be responsible for prelaying sound effects for film and television.
In this way, dialog, music and effects elements can be prelaid to hard disk or MO […]
If your show includes a lot of effects, for example, explosions, music, sound effects, or loud noises over romantic dialogue, then your sound-effects supervisor will probably recommend a predub or prelay.
An optimum method for feeding calcium is to start feeding the layer level (3.25% or more) slightly before the first egg, because after hens start laying there is a negative calcium balance when consuming the prelay calcium level of 2.0%.
Word Forms
- prelays
- prelaying
- prelaid
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include predub, prerecord, pre-record, prebuffer, prelisten, forelay.
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